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Exploring the World in Translation

A couple of years ago I decided to read more books translated to English from other languages. The result has been hugely rewarding and has taken me to countries and cultures I previously knew little about. Some of these books have become favourites, most I have enjoyed. I am grateful to have read all of them.
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La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono - Equatorial Guinea)
La Bastarda
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Trifonia Melibea Obono - Equatorial Guinea
In the Belly of the Congo (Blaise Ndala)
In the Belly of the Congo
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Blaise Ndala
All Your Children Scattered (Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse)
All Your Children Scattered
3
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
The Letter Killers Club (Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky)
The Letter Killers Club
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Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Venus in Furs (Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch)
Venus in Furs
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Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch
Three (Valerie Perrin)
Three
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Valerie Perrin
Fresh Water for Flowers (Valérie Perrin)
Fresh Water for Flowers
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Valérie Perrin
The Cheffe (Marie Ndiaye)
The Cheffe
8
Marie Ndiaye
Trust (Domenico Starnone)
Trust
9
Domenico Starnone
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
10
Elena Ferrante
The Lost Daughter (Elena Ferrante)
The Lost Daughter
11
Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
12
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
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Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
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Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
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Elena Ferrante
In the Margins (Elena Ferrante)
In the Margins
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Elena Ferrante
A Girl Returned (Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Trans. by Ann Goldstein)
A Girl Returned
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Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Trans. by Ann Goldstein
Malina (Ingeborg Bachmann)
Malina
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Ingeborg Bachmann
Le Bal (Irene Nemirovsky)
Le Bal
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Irene Nemirovsky
Happening (Annie Ernaux)
Happening
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Annie Ernaux
The Years (Annie Ernaux)
The Years
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Annie Ernaux
Vivian (Christina Hesselholdt)
Vivian
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Christina Hesselholdt
Adele (Leila Slimani)
Adele
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Leila Slimani
The Perfect Nanny (Leila Slimani)
The Perfect Nanny
24
Leila Slimani
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
25
Carmen Laforet
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
26
Franz Kafka
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
27
Franz Kafka
Walking: One Step at a Time (Erling Kagge)
Walking: One Step at a Time
28
Erling Kagge
Philosophy for Polar Explorers (Erling Kagge)
Philosophy for Polar Explorers
29
Erling Kagge
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
30
Olga Tokarczuk
Manikanetish (Naomi Fontaine)
Manikanetish
31
Naomi Fontaine
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
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David Diop
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
33
Samanta Schweblin
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
Magma
34
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir
The Italian (Shukri Al-Mabkhout)
The Italian
35
Shukri Al-Mabkhout
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
36
Mieko Kawakami
The Empire of Dirt (Francesca Manfredi)
The Empire of Dirt
37
Francesca Manfredi
All Men Want to Know (Nina Bouraoui)
All Men Want to Know
38
Nina Bouraoui
Not Everybody Lives the Same Way (Jean-Paul Dubois)
Not Everybody Lives the Same Way
39
Jean-Paul Dubois
Eve Out of Her Ruins (Ananda Devi)
Eve Out of Her Ruins
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Ananda Devi
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